Anglicized form of Hebrew Shelach,
meaning "a missile, weapon." In the bible, this is the name of
a son of Arphaxad.

Hebrew name meaning "a petition,
prayer." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Judah.

SHELBY:
English surname transferred to unisex
forename use, derived from a place name composed of the Middle English elements schele
"hut" and by "farm, settlement," hence
"settlement of huts."

SHELDON:
English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of a place in
Derbyshire which was recorded in the Domesday Book as Scelhadun,
composed of Old English scylf "shelf" and the place name Haddon
(from hæð "heathland, heather, wasteland" + dun
"hill"), hence "steep-sided heather hill."

SHELL:
Short form of English unisex Shelley, meaning
"clearing near a ledge/slope."

SHELLEY:
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from the name of
various places meaning "clearing near a ledge/slope."

SHELOMI:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Shelomiy, meaning "my
peace" or "peaceful." In the bible, this is the name of the
father of a leader of the tribe of Asher.

SHELOMIY
(שְׁלוֹמִי):
Hebrew name meaning "my peace" or "peaceful." In the
bible, this is the name of the father of a leader of the tribe of Asher.

SHELOMOH (שְׁלמׄה):
Hebrew name meaning "peaceable." In the bible, this is the name of
the tenth son of David who became the
third king of Israel.

SHELTON:
English surname transferred to forename use, from various place
names composed of the Old English elements scylf
"shelf" and tun "enclosure, settlement," hence
"shelf settlement."

SHELUMIEL:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Shelumiyel, meaning
"friend of God." In the bible, this is the
name of a prince of the tribe of Simeon.

SHELUMIYEL
(שְׁלוּמִיאֵל):
Hebrew name meaning "friend of God." In the bible, this is the
name of a prince of the tribe of Simeon.

SHEM
(שֵׁם):
Hebrew name meaning "conspicuous position, name, renown, sigma." In the bible, this is the name
of a son of Noah.

SHEMAIAH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Shemayah, meaning
"whom Jehovah has
answered" or "whom Jehovah
has heard." In the bible, this is the name of many characters,
including a prophet who lived in the time of Rehoboam.

SHEMAL:
Syrian name meaning "left." In mythology, this is the name
of the Lord of the genii and demons.

SHEMAYAH (שְׁמַעְיָה):
Hebrew name meaning "whom Jehovah
has answered" or "whom Jehovah
has heard." In the bible, this is the name of many characters,
including a prophet who lived in the time of Rehoboam.

SHEMER
(שֶׁמֶר):
Hebrew name meaning "dregs (of wine)." In the bible, this is the
name of several characters, including the owner of the hill where Samaria
was built.

SHEMUEL:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Shemuwel, meaning "heard of God," "his name is
El,"
or "name of God." In the bible, this is the name of several
characters, including a son of Elkanah
by Hannah.

SHEMUWEL
(שְׁמוּאֵל): Hebrew
name meaning "heard of God," "his name is El,"
or "name of God." In the bible, this is the name of several
characters, including a son of Elkanah
by Hannah.

SHERLOCK:
From an old English byname for a fair-haired person, derived from the Middle
English word schirloc, composed of the elements scir
"bright, clear, shire," and locc "lock of hair," hence "bright locks."

SHERMAN:
English occupational surname transferred to forename
use, composed of the Old English elements sceara "shears"
and mann "man," hence "shears-man."

SHERWOOD:
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the name of the famous Sherwood Forest, composed of the Old English elements scir "bright,
clear, shire" and wudu "wood," hence "bright
forest."

SHESHA
(शेष): Hindi myth name of a naga king of
serpents, one of the primal beings of creation. The name was derived from the
Sanskrit root shiş, meaning "that which remains."

SHIG:
Unisex short form of Japanese names beginning with Shig-, meaning
"luxuriant."

SHIGEO
(重夫): Japanese name meaning "luxuriant man."

SHIGERU
(茂): Japanese name meaning "flourishing; luxuriant."

SHIHAB
(شهاب): Arabic name meaning "meteor; shooting star."

SHIKOBA:
Native American Choctaw unisex name meaning "feather."

SHILAH:
Native American Navajo name meaning "brother."

SHILOH:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Shiyloh, of uncertain
etymology, possibly meaning "he who is to be sent," "he whose
it is," "peaceable one" "place of rest" or
"rest, tranquility." In
the bible, this is a place name and also possibly a reference to the
Messiah.

SHIMEA:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Shimiy,
meaning "famous, renowned." In the bible, this is the name of many
characters, including a Reubenite, son of Gog
and father of Micah.

SHIMEI:
Anglicized form of Hebrew Shimiy, meaning
"famous, renowned." In the bible, this is the name of many
characters, including a Reubenite, son of Gog
and father of Micah.

SHIVA
(शिव): Hindi myth name of one of the
Trimurti, meaning "the destroyer." Śiva means
"auspicious" and is an epithet of several deities. In Tamil, śiva
means "red." The other two Trimurti are Brahma
"the creator" and Vishnu
"the preserver."

SHIYE:
Native American Navajo name meaning "son."

SHIYLOH
(שִׁילה):
Contracted form of Hebrew shai lo, of uncertain etymology, possibly
meaning "he who is to be sent," "he whose it is,"
"peaceable one" "place of rest" or "rest,
tranquility." In
the bible, this is a place name and also possibly a reference to the
Messiah.